Woman lives on a starvation diet

Woman lives on a starvation diet

The Issue

Help save the life of survivors like Mporina, who was raped by five men in a massacre in Bukavu, Congo and remains bedridden in a Rwandan refugee camp six years after the attack because of her grievous injuries and medical complications.  Any support you can provide will help Mporina and victims like her, including her 12-year-old daughter and granddaughters.

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JC MusorePetition StarterMy name is jean T. and I am a survivor of the 2004 massacre in the Gatumba Refugee Camp in Burundi, and a refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, now living in the United States.I will attempt to published these horrible acts committed upon the Banyamulenge people of Congo, even in the refugee camps in Burundi. These violent acts against peaceful non-combatants constituted genocide, and were a clear violation of international law and the UN Convention on Human Rights.
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The Issue

Help save the life of survivors like Mporina, who was raped by five men in a massacre in Bukavu, Congo and remains bedridden in a Rwandan refugee camp six years after the attack because of her grievous injuries and medical complications.  Any support you can provide will help Mporina and victims like her, including her 12-year-old daughter and granddaughters.

Thanks for your Voice.

avatar of the starter
JC MusorePetition StarterMy name is jean T. and I am a survivor of the 2004 massacre in the Gatumba Refugee Camp in Burundi, and a refugee from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, now living in the United States.I will attempt to published these horrible acts committed upon the Banyamulenge people of Congo, even in the refugee camps in Burundi. These violent acts against peaceful non-combatants constituted genocide, and were a clear violation of international law and the UN Convention on Human Rights.
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United Nation High Commissioner Refugees
United Nation High Commissioner Refugees
International Organization for Migration
International Organization for Migration

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Petition created on July 1, 2010